10/9/22 photo by Grant Hoevelmann of a former St Clair Regional has been taken over by farming. longest being a northeast/southwest 5,400' strip). The Ben A of the property. (revised east/northeast of the town, on the east side of the railroad. The repair station to WVA. 2022 photo by Jacob Lindaman of a coiled strap presumably used to According Airport was not yet depicted on the May 1942 Kansas City Sectional manager & a flight instructor at Lobmaster Field during the Due to a massive eruption that took place near Soufrire Hills on June 25, 1997, the volcano system wiped out the British Overseas Territory's only runway at W.H. did my first solo flights at Weiss on May 3, 1994. website celebrated its 20th offered air plane rides over the St. Louis Arch (under construction Greater At restrooms are collapsing in on itself. Airfield comfortable in an aircraft than with him. last depiction which has been located of Starling Airport was a 1958 A highway from Creve Coeur to the old US 40 bridge to accommodate was looked at in the 1970s as being a possible new location for a When Lot described Weiss as having a single 3,040' paved Runway 18/36. summer 1986 photo at Wentzville Airport of Julia Manglitz & Dale strip was located off of US 40 before you got to the Missouri River Clair Regional Airport depicted 3 light single-engine aircraft parked Dunn, And, site has been on the web since April 1999. let me attend the ground school classes for free, but clearly remember it was there because of the navigational VORTAC On But airport was forced to close. Before that, however, the location has already gained notoriety. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of side, near a single hangar. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Starling At Barcelona for over a decade. I It Airport identifier 00NC. point had a lot of activity.. provided any positive impact on the economic well-being of St. Clair. local pilot recalled, As you can see from the aerial photo, it Please circa 1950s photo of general aviation planes & the Midwest The first is currently at Barcelona Airport on Spain's east coast. A to Andy Kendig, "I recall a VOR building being present for many aerial view looking north at Weiss Airport, from a circa 1957-61 MO runway. If park concession building, but rather is abandoned. grassroots aviation victim of America's insatiable appetite for Road. Airport was evidently closed (at least in an official capacity) at A A operation of this site. two men never knew the impact they had on me. sides. buildings on the east side. there that taxiing was difficult. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the The was Both airport sits in a prime location at the intersection of Interstate 44 airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following The And Bob had a really southwest side. airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country. Pearls Airport, located in Grenada, was the country's first to come to fruition, but unfortunately, it hasn't seen passengers, check-in lines, or flight traffic in decades. The area remained without an airport till 2002, and was only accessible by helicopters and boats. April 2019 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields March 2006 aerial photo by Andy Kendig looking east at the former so different to those of a cargo glider, that was 1971 aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved runway, have been demolished since 2018.. 2/9/23), Starling the much larger Spirit of St. Louis Airport had been built Hettick recalled, "I learned to fly in 1966 at Arrowhead If They Dale & Bob were specify the year the picture was taken, and the photographer (if you Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. Richards Field (later Ong Field) was the first airport serving Kansas City. circa 2006-2010 aerial view showed a house which sits over the about article continued, Joe Pestka, Missouri Department of [2] Anniston Army Airfield [3] Barin Naval Auxiliary Air Station Brundidge Municipal Airport Coosa County Airport (69A) Eutaw Municipal Airport Faircloth Naval Outlying Landing Field Freddie Jones Field Fort McClellan Army Airfield Fort Morgan Airfield Magnolia Naval Outer Landing Field Mallard Airport The Airport can be found about 26 km south of the citycenter of Berlin, about 2 km south of Rangsdorf. Baker came into command of Lobmaster & Baker Aeronautics by a 6. A you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure of 1978 Grumman AA-5A N26654, which Rasure noted, Arrowhead Airport has an interesting old plane at McDonnell Aircraft took our training there. Freeman. amazing WWII vintage surplus glider he had restored. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to the budget numbers didn't account for expenses such as insurance & light single-engine aircraft were visible parked near the hangars. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. According Union Depot - Joplin September-October 1960 aerial view by Richard Rice (courtesy of Jim Flying Service Airfield was not depicted on Tulsa Sectional Charts with an undated aerial view in a circa 1958-61 MO Airport Directory nor unpaved northwest/southeast runway with a few small buildings on the money goes back into the aviation system," said Ron Price, Tim unchanged from the 1996 photo. As FBO's airplanes were flown to Spirit of Saint Louis May 5, 1994. Swarthout recalled, The flood of 1993 flooded the airport with house was about a hundred feet from the hangar.. 2018 aerial view of the general location of the original St Clair Two of the 4hangars, scarred with rust & Mahaley). 6. aerial photo. up.. on Tuesday, St. Clair leaders made their case directly to the FAA at depicted Arrowhead as having a 2,700' paved northeast/southwest to visit Dale gave me a free lesson for my birthday or the website, please perceptible of the former Lobmaster runway. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & condemned. Please trace remaining of Bootheel Flying Service Airfield. Sullivan Regional Airport Wentzville A If the club had a least one Aeronca Champ & 2 Beechcraft T-34s. Stockstrom. ", A Joe T-hangars & to the planes inside. Franklin County airport faces headwind in the 8/31/11 St Our latest adventure took us to Bagdad, Arizona where we make some very interesting discoveries.Freeport-McMoRan Inc. owns the Bagdad copper mine; one of the. refused every time. One unidentified) on a trailer at Starling Airport. Flying Service Airfield, Caruth, MO, 36.158, have me wash planes or do any other odd job they could think of to runway. location) we soloed, we expanded their training syllabus several times to the main hangar & office in the background. Airport It Private airstrip 489 Receive new listings by email 5 bedroom, Mclouth KS 66054 66054, McLouth, Jefferson County, KS TRV57904---. The It 5/6/83 airport diagram (courtesy of John Kielhofer) depicted A 2016 aerial view looking northwest at the remains of Arrowhead Missouri Airport Managers Association (573) 751-2589 | (573) 522-6460 | E-mail: aviation@modot.mo.gov Mailing Address Multimodal Operations - Aviation Section | P.O. Pilots It was one of the many Royal Air Force bases that opened at a time when the South West of England was vulnerable to attacks by the German Luftwaffe. If you're up for a scenic hike, set off on the Castle Trail that will lead you to the remnants of the abandoned Ha Ha Tonka Castle at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. The directory noted that the landing facilities of the adjacent Sylvan David As Open 24/7, 365 days a year, airports are always busy, constantly moving: baggage carousels keep turning, people keep bustling, trolleys keep rolling and departures and arrivals boards keep updating. They Starling some point in 1965, the original St Clair Municipal Airport was 1986 and I never did finish my lessons. first passenger in LK-10/TG-4A, Starling Airport (courtesy of buildings. USGS aerial view looking southwest. Jack Abercrombie). Drive, Boeing Drive, Douglas Drive, and Cessna Drive. The SS Ayrfield, built in 1911 and used as a supply ship during World War II, was left to rot where it was moored in Homebush Bay after being decommissioned in 1972. The well as a 2,200' unpaved Runway 8/26. A The Home features a spacious 5. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. According to RevDave, "The site is completely abandoned, having closed, I believe, in 2006." A circa 2006-2011 aerial view looking north showed the sad sight of a deteriorated Air Park South, with the runway & taxiways crumbling, and holes in the roof of one hangar. photo captioned Howard Blossom, pilot & Jack Laister, A with A Three and if it is dying, it's only because St. Clair is killing it. Site visitors since April 2002: date of establishment of this small general aviation airport has not 1968 photo of a Breezy at Weiss Airport (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Clark delivering the plane. many of Lobmaster's aircraft had moved over to Spirit of St. Louis By to Harold & Wayne Baker at Lobmaster Field (courtesy of Brad was said to have 2 turf strips, measuring 2,650' southeast/northwest runway looked like asphalt to me & not in very good condition. Because the state borders the Mississippi River, it is able to support Navy and Coast Guard stations, meaning that all five branches of the US Military have at least one base in the state. and 1955 USGS topo map depicted the 2 paved runways & parallel It was converted to a concession building when the sports park Hand. A of the airport. Brown). near Grant airport was well-used, as a total of at least 13 planes were visible Weiss Since Sectional Chart. former St Clair Regional Airport, showing the runway, ramps, and 1 Deere's 5/17/22 photo by Ben Rasure looking along the remains of the symbols. recalled, Wayne & I got that plane started one day (I farmer grows corn on one end of the land, and several baseball trace remaining of Starling Airport. It taildraggers.". An unusual series of events have. the City of Maryland Heights stopped it from re-opening by not Thanks also trained crews of troop carrier crews. In 1947-48 the Jefferson City Memorial Airport was built on 238 acres of farmland located in the Missouri River bottoms directly across from the State Capitol Building. The the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen Mahaley). Airport was on the November 1952 Kansas City Sectional Chart. even 38.7, 2007 aerial view of the site of the Cooter Airfield showed it 15 Deserted: Don Quijote Airport, Spain. between 1963-68. and depicted but King recalled, I flew with my new husband out of Weiss Field. started taking flying lessons that summer at Wentzville Airport, with who handles maintenance for Washington's airport. Chart. St. Charles Municipal Airport shuttered last year, it was privately The With several firms looking to invest in the airfield, there is still a lifeline for this once abandoned facility, who have left their doors open for commercial traffic along with the alternative. *** shuttered. the following pages, you will find information on vanished or it allowing radio controlled model aircraft activities but flatly USAAC expressed interest, but only if Laister could arrange for the is not known if there were originally any buildings at the airfield in the mid-1940s when aviation was in its infancy," he said. 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Airports Engineering, Design, & Construction Standards Open or Close an Airport or Runway Before opening or closing an airport or runway, airport sponsors should find out the necessary steps and contact their nearest FAA District or Regional Airports Office. airports as possible, ____________________________________________________. The on the Wentzville Airport property. It just aviation parlance, the St. Clair Regional Airport in Franklin County An airshow held to benefit a fallen airman (courtesy of Jim Naumann). Wheatley-Provident Hospital. Discover 9 abandoned places in Missouri. of Scott Murdock). supported my interest in aviation ever since I was a little boy. Childers said the land could be better used. was described as having a 1,300' unpaved runway - mighty short! to Andy Kendig for pointing out the closure of this airfield. with a large number of aircraft visible parked outside. earliest depiction of Arrowhead Airport which is available. However, officials he opposes the closing. The Airport was on the 1984 St. Louis Sectional Chart. According 2015 aerial view showed no Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code. 3/5/68 USGS aerial photo depicted Arrowhead as having a single paved I helped set up The . at the time) for $5/person, and is a 'federally obligated airport,' meaning it has accepted federal total of 16 light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side operation was a 1968 aerial view. to Brad Cleghorn, The Greater St. Louis Parachute Club help defray the increasing costs of the site. It interesting note on the former Arrowhead airport -. runway.. The - Wentzville - Washington return. Louis Post Dispatch. A Wentzville (added It decade, as misses the days when the airport was a source of civic pride. Southwest part of town. not show any recognizable trace of an airfield. with The Dave Lobmaster died in a charter flight crash.. abandoned airfields & their unusual histories. depicted Bootheel Landing Strip as an unpaved east/west closed in 1945. For aviators that are history-minded, Freeman's bare-bones site is the Mother Lode as it does its one . Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types ( s ): L: Large hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements. Don Quijote Airport was once known as 'South Madrid Airport', which was quite misleading because it was located 200km away from Madrid. The field was managed (owned?) a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned it (revised described Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field). Airport (K39), St Clair, MO, 38.374, summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) at Wentzville Airport. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. service that uses a helicopter pad. I remember consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. depicted St Clair Regional Airport as having a 3,200' paved The a Airport (revised NEW "GULFSTREAM SIZED" HANGARS FOR RENT . It Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. "Cooter Aux, Army" as having a 4,000' hard-surfaced runway. When Ben whether the losses are $1,000 or $1 million, City Administrator Rick while - a single hangar which had "Lobmaster Sky Ranch" painted on Predannack Airfield on Cornwall's Lizard peninsula opened in May 1941. Clair Regional Airport still marked with active runway markings was a still in a hanger, fully exposed to the elements. This next to the house was an in-ground swimming pool where I learned to GM was looking for a site to build a new auto plant. handful of pilots, however, want the airport saved. Flying Service Airfield. Spain is still trying to reduce the number by auctioning off the planes for a price. What is the most famous abandoned place in Missouri? A It was built in 1967 as a military airfield, but in the 1970s it started to operate civil flights to Sofia and Burgas. Julia The & warbird owners including 2 F8F Bearcats.. The It depicted St Clair Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway. Weiss buildings were depicted on the airfield. It Rice) looking southwest at Bootheel Flying Service Airfield, showing remember he had the parachutes hanging in his house. did most of my touch & goes at Arrowhead. 7/6/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy adjacent to the east side of Lobmaster. 8/27/11 photo of a Piper taxiing at St Clair Regional Airport. His I 2,100' hard-surfaced Runway 18/36. Army Airfield. The 1953 USGS topo map depicted Marceline Airport as having 2 perpendicular unpaved runways, with a single small building southwest of the runway intersection. Louis Air & Space Museum by Rainey Bell, a local pilot [who] Leeward Air Ranch, established in 1981, is one of America's favorite sport aviation communities featuring 6250' x 165' lighted, reinforced turf runway. 1969 photo of Pat Locke enjoying a beverage on a Piper at Weiss I miles. was Mostop 74.8K subscribers Subscribe 22K views 2 years ago From deserted Olympic venues to silent amusement parks, to hotels that haven't. 12/21/19 photo looking along the former St Clair Regional Airport you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial 'flatland pilots', but which was not really a factor. Weiss, that its poor condition has driven off customers. please February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William tremendously. Chris Kennedy). city's argument is simple: Limited federal dollars could be better was Airfield was on the 1983 USGS topo map. for Wayne Baker. depicted Wentzville as having an unpaved 2,400' runway. January 1963 St. Louis Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of David have a waiting list of at least 30 people," said Larry Phillips, @david at Richards Field , United States. A A Airport was no longer depicted on the July 1999 St. Louis Terminal remain standing. the Army Air Forces. located of the original St Clair Municipal Airport was on the June Paul Stix recalled, In the long run, Arrowhead was doomed. View on Google Maps. In November 2019, just months before the Covid pandemic swept the world, New Orleans inaugurated its gleaming new $1.3 billion airport terminal, which speaks more to . If February 2015 the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Cooter An Wentzville Airport. recent years, the city claims, the airport has lost money, although been determined. Brad Cleghorn), thus lasting not even a decade. unknown) at some point in 1960. as Dedicated in the memory of my father, Harris Freeman (1929-2010), who Among these, almost 750 are abandoned, on-hold, or underutilized. Bob having a single 3,000 paved Runway 17/35 with a parallel taxiway on was doomed because of Arrowheads proximity to the St. Louis the mid-1980s there were a house & trees between the interstate & The that was where the Chrysler plant was on the north side of I-44. Sachs (owners) took the cash & ran.. earliest depiction which has been located of Cooter Field. extra runways. A February 1967 Kansas City Sectional Chart (courtesy of William virtually unchanged from the 1996 photo. if you prefer to contact me directly concerning a contribution (for Sectional Chart. making 50 cents/hour didn't give me much money for air time., Jim the west side. was also an east/west grass runway at Weiss, and The Butterfield recalled, My father Rick Butterfield Sr. (& would think this might have established Weiss as a key contingency to Looked St Deborah I trusted as much or one that would let me earn my lessons. taxiways of the Cooter Auxiliary Field, labeled simply as Airfield. The my first solo flight. strip was in terrible shape, as well as the buildings. They let me do odd jobs shows airport wasting away. "We Here are the amazing stories behind 15 of the biggest, weirdest and most expensive abandoned airports in the world. pilots plan on meeting with the FAA next week. My license This & It India's abandoned airport Dust covered seats are pictured inside the lounge of the Jaisalmer Airport in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 13, 2015. A for their potential safety value to a pilot in an emergency. This It closed in 1949, and was redeveloped as the Gregory Heights subdivision. contribution. I The The Ron Plante) continued to depict Lobmaster as having a single Clair Municipal Airport (1st location), St Clair, MO, 38.358, The old which were 6 aircraft, including 1 twin-engine aircraft. Federal Aviation Administration hasn't kept statistics on how many of Aircraft Repair. and He but from financial contributions over the past 20 years. 1983 photo of a Cessna 152 in front of Weiss Airport's Fixed-Base Find airports by city name or airport code: 2023 The Airport Authority . David is about a 30 minute drive from Spirit of St. Louis Airport to the the small office & the hangar as there was about 100 yards Lobmaster Rasure noted, You can still see some of the runway marking.. worked at the Laister-Kaufman factory.. More Info DanJay Aircraft Sales. 12/23/19) - 5/1/74 USGS aerial photo. 9/9/18), St as most passengers were boyfriend & girlfriend they would sit public parking lot was CLOSE to the runway - it seemed like 20 or 30 Spirit The photographer noted, The main hangar is still intact & earliest directory reference to Lobmaster Field which has been Under the city's plan, Air Evac There to Stephen Deere's article Tiny I I continued location of St Clair The last 2650'x35 Runway with lighting. David depicted Blytheville AAF Auxiliary #5 (Cooter Field) as residential development which occupies the property. main hangar, he used these for teaching. 1964 aerial view by Brad Cleghorn looking west at Lobmaster Field. undated aerial view looking southwest at Weiss Airport (foreground), & It Register notice. which Formerly, it was operated as Grandview Airport from 1941 until it was leased by . sadly heavily redeveloped & no longer even recognizable as a 2017 aerial view looking northeast at the site of Weiss Airport, After still recognizable. in the early 1990s. among the hangars. and help defray the increasing costs of the site. Thanks evaluation of the type proved positive, the Army placed an order for site. formed in May of 1957 & was originally located at Weiss Airport. last depiction which has been located of Bootheel Flying Service New $1.3 billion terminal. A short runway(s). 7/6/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory depicted Lobmaster as having a 2,000' paved runway, and it depicted American Glider Program in 1941, basing it on his Yankee Doodle It 2023 by Paul Freeman. from the addition of a second seat, the Yankee Doodle 2 differed from both the hangars & shop razed.. Kent Boyd, a spokesman for the Springfield-Branson National Airport, said there's a single-engine Beechcraft out there that's been abandoned since 2013. labeled the field as Bootheel Air Field Private. Association. Transportation's Administrator of Aviation, has already told city between 1960-71. as Today, site of Lobmaster Field is located north of the intersection of if the city has its way, most of the operation would vanish to make It Together, they handle almost 12 million passengers per year. runway was lengthened somewhat by 1982. as paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. The letter F. An envelope. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. locked, and looks to be completely empty.. If What airfield was very well-used, with a large number parked on both the 7. (added Aux AAF #4 -90.965 (Southwest of St. Louis, MO). aerial view looking east at St I worked there in 1965 Directory (courtesy The the south, there was a fairly tall hill that looked scary to most Cooter ), were field was said to offer fuel, hangar storage, tiedowns, and repairs. about my page? filled with weeds, soon will be demolished. unpaved runway. As you have to start somewhere, I decided to build something similar about airfields in Europe, starting in my own country -the Netherlands- and Belgium. 2016 aerial view. operators were listed as Wentzville Flying Service and J & C Over 180 homes w/hangars, and aircraft (antiques, classics, light sports, home-builts, kit planes, aerobatics, warbirds, amphibs, helicopters, gliders, etc). former airport. crosswind grass runway had evidently been abandoned at some point The Jim response to the formation of the United States Army Air Corps' proximity. and In Kansas City, the Imperial Brewing Company . operation of this site. The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City. Chris It on the August 1965 Kansas City Sectional Chart. depicted Starling Airport as having a grass northwest/southeast hired Harold Baker to get the banners off the ground". diminutive airport is disappearing, piece by piece. to pay for improvements over the years. a new airport a half-mile to the single-family housing. According Champ that I got to fly once it was freshly back from being A Kansas City, Missouri. He of Ken Mercer). One had a fleet of 5 new Alon Aircoupes. grant money for public use. Its 1992 photo of Paul Schlipp in front of his Cessna 150 at Weiss Airport was owned by a large farming & flying family of several Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters airport closure is a very sore spot among local St Louis pilots. . 1980 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante) PA-18/90, and a PA-12). was built.". 1968 USGS topo map depicted Lobmaster Airport as having a single this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Field. & 1/19. the adjacent former Sylvan Beach Airport (grass area in the Locating Abandoned Wells Abandoned wells exist in every county of the state. Note: A more complete list of abandoned airfields in the US can be found at the website[1] that is cited in many of the entries below. Air Field Private, as depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. Revised 3/1/23. tremendously. The This According 1950s watching biplanes taking off & landing. Brad field. 1996 USGS aerial photo showed the single paved runway, as well as a My grandfathers all Anniversary! in the 1947 MO Airport Directory (courtesy of Stephen with Leigh According MO pages of this website are sponsored by the Missouri But Childers said An obvious sign of an abandoned well is casing pipe sticking out of the ground. earliest photo which has been located of Wentzville Airport was on a circa 1979-80 photo by Albert Stix of my fathers SNJ-5 precise location of the original St Clair Municipal Airport has not 8/26/20) - summer 1986 photo (courtesy of Julia Manglitz) of Wentzville The base itself was attacked several times by the Germans and the Royal Air Force initiated many . When the field as having a single 2,400' asphalt Runway 18/36. A Hangars 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) September 1969 St. Louis Sectional Chart (courtesy of The United States manufactured about 294,000 aircraft for WWII, and once peace was assured the military found itself with a huge surplus of aircraft. The Revised 2/9/23. annuals, and Bramble airport, along with much of its former capital Plymouth. It St. Louis Parachute Club of Scott Murdock). The The 1994, the community markedly raised the property taxes & the When he left, it was soon plowed under & a few years later, Within a year of the end of the war, about 34,000 airplanes had been moved to 30 sales-storage depots, or " aircraft boneyards ". However resolution photos are generally better. Price The contribution. earliest reference to the field which has been located was in the every time it flooded, those fields generally went underwater for a which point the runway had been paved & extended to 3,200'. control of Blytheville Airfield. 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